Reducing emissions in shipbuilding starts with a clear understanding of how shipyard processes actually work – across the full non-operational lifecycle of a vessel: construction, maintenance, and dismantling.

Unlike industries such as aerospace or automotive, where structured process documentation is deeply embedded in day-to-day operations, many shipyard environments – particularly steel yards and retrofit projects – still rely heavily on experience and practice. Without a clearer process picture, environmental hotspots and inefficiencies risk going undetected and unaddressed.

What T3.3 does

T3.3 addresses this by identifying process patterns with significant environmental impact, structuring Environmental Impact Factors across lifecycle phases, and proposing process and facility models that can realistically fit shipyard planning and operations.

These models form the analytical basis for scenario-based decision-making and for the development of the Shipyard Environmental Performance Indicator (SEPI).

Who is involved

The task brings together research institutions, naval architects, simulation specialists and shipyard partners across four use cases: steel repair, composite production, retrofitting and panel line assembly.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation program under grant agreement no. 101138730. UK participation in EcoShipYard Project is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) under the UK government’s Horizon Europe guarantee [grant-number 10120898].